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Wbcom Essential v4.5.0 — Gutenberg V2 Rebuild

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@vapvarun vapvarun released this 10 May 20:45
· 52 commits to master since this release
  • Major: Gutenberg V2 rebuild — 32 production-grade blocks rebuilt from a shared infrastructure (7 shared components, 2 hooks, 3 utils, design tokens)
  • Removed: 21 legacy blocks merged/replaced (heading, branding, site-logo, shape, slider, smart-menu, divider, social-icons, star-rating, icon-box, header-bar, mini-cart, dashboard-intro, forums, forums-activity, groups-lists, members-lists, dropdown-button, posts-revolution, post-slider, posts-carousel, counter, cta-box, accordion, advanced-tabs, countdown, post-timeline, testimonial, team-carousel, profile-completion)
  • New: Quality standard derived from competitive audit (Kadence, Stackable, Spectra, Otter)
  • New: Responsive 3-breakpoint controls on every block (Desktop/Tablet/Mobile)
  • New: Per-side spacing, per-corner border-radius, box-shadow, device-visibility controls
  • New: Scoped CSS isolation (.wbe-block-{uniqueId}), BEM naming (.wbe-{block}__{element})
  • New: Design tokens (--wbe-*), prefers-reduced-motion support, ARIA + keyboard navigation
  • New: PHP infrastructure — WBE_CSS (per-instance CSS), WBE_Schema (JSON-LD), WBE_Fonts (Google Fonts)
  • New: Auto block registration via BlockRegistrar.php scanning build/blocks/
  • New: EDD-specific blocks (product-catalog, product-filter, edd-account-dashboard, edd-checkout-enhanced, edd-order-success)
  • UX: 94-issue audit — 23 fixes shipped (XSS, flip-box touch/keyboard, focus-visible, EDD empty states, BP notices, accessibility)
  • Fixed: 12 Basecamp bug cards — block styles, Swiper handle, EDD profile, product filter, BoxShadowControl

Full changelog: https://wbcomdesigns.com/changelog/wbcom-essential-v4-5-0/